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A brief history of Balinese woodcarving
For centuries woodcarvers have been commissioned to decorate doors, panels, pillars and lintels of temples and palaces. These early carvers often specialized in decorating for religious purposes with carved reliefs drawn from the natural or the mythical world.
Nyoman Tiasa at work in the late 1950's.
The 1930’s saw a dramatic change in the perspective of Balinese wood sculptors. The ever-increasingly lucrative, tourist market caused carvers to take a greater interest in secular subjects and the idea that woodcarvings could be purely ornamental or expressive artefacts. Woodcarvers, in contrast to the mythical beasts and protective guardians of their heritage, began to experiment with more realistic figures such as sensually posed naked women, peasants toiling in rice paddies and lifelike animals and birds, themes that found a very ready market among the tourists.
Wayan Artana carefully adds detail to this carving in the early 1970's. Home FAQ Search Sculpture Pottery Lighting Bathroom Garden Handicraft Furniture |
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